South Wales beef farm makes most of its marginal land
By Farmer reporter A family farm rearing beef heifers on marginal land in south Wales has shortened its winter by two and a half months since improving grassland management. The John family buy 80 Limousin heifer calves a year and rear them on 80 acres at Tal y Fedw Newydd Farm, Llantrisant, and another 80 acres of rented land a mile from the home farm. Based on 80 head of cattle at a benchmark housing cost figure of £1.40/head/day, this would equate to £8,400 saving for the business! In addition to this, they calculate an annual cost saving of £1,000 on fertiliser. They source t...
Source: westerntelegraph.co.uk